2026 Atlantic hurricane season
Tropical Storm Cristobal (2026)
Cristobal reached tropical storm strength in the 2026 Atlantic season. The National Hurricane Center issued 5 public advisories on it, Aug 12 to Aug 13. Everything below is NHC’s own record.
Cristobal at a glance
- First advisory
- 3:00 PM GMT Wed Aug 12
- Final advisory
- 3:00 PM GMT Thu Aug 13
- Advisory 5
- Peak winds
- 45 mph
- First reported in advisory 1
- Lowest pressure
- 1008 mb
- Public advisories
- 5
How NHC classified it
- Tropical Storm Cristobalfrom advisory 1, 3:00 PM GMT Wed Aug 12
- Tropical Depression Cristobalfrom advisory 4, 9:00 AM GMT Thu Aug 13
- Post-Tropical Cyclone Cristobalfrom advisory 5, 3:00 PM GMT Thu Aug 13
In NHC’s words
“TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL SUBTROPICAL ATLANTIC”
“CRISTOBAL DEGENERATES TO A POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW”
“THIS IS THE FINAL NHC ADVISORY”
Where Cristobal went
The center’s position at each of NHC’s 5 advisories, from advisory 1 (circle) to advisory 5 (square).
Cristobal advisory history
Every public advisory the National Hurricane Center has issued for Cristobal, newest first, back to the first at 3:00 PM GMT Wed Aug 12. Headlines are NHC’s own words.
5 advisories · peak winds so far 45 mph · lowest pressure 1008 mb
- Advisory 5
Post-Tropical Cyclone Cristobal
CRISTOBAL DEGENERATES TO A POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW
THIS IS THE FINAL NHC ADVISORY
30 mph · 1018 mb · 39.4N 36.8W · NE 16 mph
Read advisory 5 on nhc.noaa.gov ↗ - Advisory 4
Tropical Depression Cristobal
CRISTOBAL BECOMES A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE TODAY
35 mph · 1014 mb · 38.6N 38.2W · NE 16 mph
Read advisory 4 on nhc.noaa.gov ↗ - Advisory 3
Tropical Storm Cristobal
CRISTOBAL FORECAST TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW LATER TODAY
40 mph · 1010 mb · 37.7N 39.5W · ENE 16 mph
Read advisory 3 on nhc.noaa.gov ↗ - Advisory 2
Tropical Storm Cristobal
CRISTOBAL MOVING QUICKLY EASTWARD
45 mph · 1008 mb · 37.2N 41.0W · E 21 mph
Read advisory 2 on nhc.noaa.gov ↗ - Advisory 1
Tropical Storm Cristobal
TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL FORMS OVER THE CENTRAL SUBTROPICAL ATLANTIC
45 mph · 1008 mb · 36.7N 43.0W · E 25 mph
Read advisory 1 on nhc.noaa.gov ↗
From NHC’s permanent advisory archive (public domain). Times are as NHC issued them.
The official record
- NHC’s Cristobal advisory archive ↗ — every public advisory, forecast advisory, discussion and wind-probability product, as issued.
- NHC Tropical Cyclone Reports ↗ — the final, post-storm analysis of Cristobal’s track, intensity and impacts. NHC’s final report typically follows months later, and its best-track numbers can differ from the advisories shown here.
- Every 2026 Atlantic storm and the live tropics tracker.
Salty Forecast is a free, ad-free weather site and is not affiliated with NOAA, the National Weather Service or the National Hurricane Center. NHC products quoted here are US Government works in the public domain. Nothing on this page is an official forecast or an instruction to act — for that, use hurricanes.gov and your county emergency management office.